Team Members
Team Members
Meet Our Team
We are a collaborative group with members at Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, and Virginia Tech.
TEAM
Principal Investigators
Jennifer Margrett
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Iowa State University
- margrett@iastate.edu
- 515-294-3028
- B.A., Psychology, University of Minnesota
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Dayton
- Ph.D., Life-span Developmental Psychology, Wayne State University
- Graduate Certificate, Gerontology, Wayne State University
- National Institutes of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University
Celinda Reese-Melancon
Associate Professor of Psychology
Oklahoma State University
- B.S., Psychology, Abilene Christian University
- M.A., Psychology, University of Richmond
- Ph.D., Cognitive Developmental Psychology, Louisiana State University
Collaborators
Jennifer Byrd-Craven
Professor of Psychology
Oklahoma State University
- B.A., Psychology, University of New Mexico
- M.S., Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Texas-Tyler
- Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia
Tera Jordan
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Iowa State University
- B.S., Applied Health Science, Indiana University
- M.S., Human Development and Family Studies and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University
- Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University
Tina Jyoti Savla
Professor of Human Development and Family Science
Virginia Tech
- B.Sc., Human Development, University of Bombay
- M.S., Human Development, University of Bombay
- Ph.D., Child and Family Development, University of Georgia
Peter Rendell
Professor Emeritus
Australian Catholic University
Daniel Russell
Professor Emeritus
Iowa State University
Research Associate
Lisa Thrane
Research Scientist II
Iowa State University
- B.A., Criminal Justice, Simpson College
- M.S., Sociology, Iowa State University
- Ph.D., Sociology, Iowa State University
Graduate Students
Rachael Turner
Graduate Assistant
Oklahoma State University
- B.A., Psychology, Washburn University
- M.S., Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Riley Wyatt
Graduate Assistant
Oklahoma State University
- B.A., Psychology, University of Central Oklahoma
Anisha Sharma
Graduate Assistant
Oklahoma State University
- B.S., Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Student Alumni
Erin Harrington
Assistant Professor in Cognition/Cognitive Development
University of Wyoming
- B.S., Psychology, Valparaiso University
- M.S., Psychology, Oklahoma State University
- Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Lauren Stratton
Senior Associate Director, Psychological Research and Program Evaluation
Alzheimer’s Association
- B.A., Gerontology, University of Northern Iowa
- M.S., Gerontology, Iowa State University
- Ph.D., Gerontology, Iowa State University
Micaela andreo
Ph.D. Student in Psychological Sciences
University of Texas at Dallas
- B.A., Psychology, Oklahoma State University